It's Wellness Wednesday, and this week’s focus is on vitamin D and its role in overall health. Many people assume they’re getting enough during the summer months, but that’s not always the case. We ...

From boosting immune function to enhancing brain function, vitamin D offers numerous benefits. You can get vitamin D from the ...

Furthermore, in many of the studies, the vitamin D3 levels were lower in people taking vitamin D2 than they were in control groups not taking any vitamin D supplements. “This is ...

Vitamin D deficiency is very common across the Indian subcontinent, affecting nearly 70% to 100% of the population. Some ...

Experts haven’t agreed on a number that defines a low vitamin D level. For most healthy people, the Office of Dietary Supplements states that a vitamin D serum (blood) level below 20 nanograms per ...

Nearly a quarter of Americans are estimated to have a deficiency in vitamin D. Are you one of them? A 2022 study of National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) data estimated that about ...

Pathologists are frustrated with the inappropriate ordering because “we don’t see the patient; we see the test that was ...

For a while vitamin D was looking like a bona fide health elixir. It was recognized a century ago as the cure for rickets, a childhood disease that causes weak and deformed bones. Then, in the early ...

The days are shorter, you’re hibernating inside — and there’s a good chance you’re not getting enough vitamin D. About 40% of Americans aren’t. But in case you’re waiting for a sign from your body to ...

Maggie O’Neill is a health writer and reporter based in New York who specializes in covering medical research and emerging wellness trends, with a focus on cancer and addiction. Prior to her time at ...

It is minor, but there is a difference in vitamin D vs. D3. Here, dietitians explain what you need to know, including if one ...